St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-19
THE REED-STORDOCK AFFAIR
Concluding Testimony in the Case
at saltwater.


The Reed-Stordock investigation was
continued at Saltwater, yesterday
morning. Emma Clinton was examined
briefly, and Azilda Beaudry wa re
called. Mrs. McNeal identified letter
as having been given her by Mrs.
Burner in December, 1856. Warden
StOrdOck was then recalled, he said:
The matrons conduct of the female de-
partment was trst-claSS. No complaints
have come to me from there since the first
two months of my stay here. The first state
ment of Mary WeiShair | wrote out from
notes taken by me from her conversation and
when they were read to her she made so
many alterations wrote ii out again, and she
then Swore to il. Ii was her own voluntary
statement that i took down. was not pres
ent when Mary was put i'll dungeon, nor
when she came out. 1t was reported to me-
never asked her TO be my friend or to make
statement against Reed, and never threat
ened 10 take good time from her. / may
have told female prisoners in general, that if
punished. good time and goodtime money
would be taken from them the same as from
the men. never promised her freedom If
she made statement The conversation with
Burns deny, SO far as to show resentment
or threats against Reed. / did not refuse TO
let Inspector Hicks see Burner. TWAS stated
TO me that Mrs. Reed had said the governor
had appointed warden without feet, hands
or brains. Ihave seen her testimony denying
it. DIR. Pratt did not tell me it was CARTE
who made the remark.
The witness was croSS-eXamined by
Mr.. Marsh relative to some articles
which appeared in the GLOBE March
y, Aug. Is and Sept. 1. 1887. The re-
suit of the examination was to show
that the interview of Aug. % was a
partial report of private conversation
had with WelleS, claiming to represent
BInnpnr tot
not for publication. He had never in
vited reporters to come to Saltwater for
purposes of interviewing convictS and
of obtaining matter against Reed. Re
pOrterS came here of their own accord
and he did not think he had the right to
refuse reputable newspaper reporters
access to the prison. When Tom
Holmes, of the GLOBE, first came he
refused to let him see convictS, but the
second time, upon reflection, did let
him see HunSter. He thought the gov
ernOr stated that somebody had told
him something about Reed. He thought
he named George McNeal. He would
not refuse any one permission to see
Mary Weishair if he knew she was 60
ing TO make criminal statement
against him, except that the committee
had advised him not to do so. He had
reported 10 the governor prior to the
GLOBE articles of Aug. % and Sept "a.
The evidence of Warden Stordock prac-
tically closed the case. both sides agree
ing they had practically nothing more
to present. Attorney Marsh, however,
said he desired to present a statement
from the governor, if he chose to make
it, regarding few points. The COM
mittee refused to entertain the charges
which Mr.. Marsh had prepared against
Warden StOrdOck, Judge Wells, the
chairman, stating its reasons. The
substance of the refusal was upon the
grounds that in most of the charges the
evidence was now before it. In other
cases it had already considered the mat
tiers and was prepared to report, while
in still others Mr.. Marsh had refused to
introduce testimony thus far The COM
mittee adjourned at II 80 a. IN. without
setting date for the final argument,
and it was. intimated that the attorneys
were not particularly anxious to make
them.
W